Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Haringey
The London Borough of Haringey maintains 240 hectares (590 acres) of parks and open spaces. By 2015, 20 of these were accredited with a Green Flag Award.[1] Until their disbandment in April 2009, the parks were patrolled by the Haringey Parks Constabulary.
List of Parks and Open Spaces
Park signage placed by Haringey council
View of the City of London from Finsbury Park
Priory Park, looking towards Abbeville Road
- Albert Road Recreation Ground
- Belmont Recreation Ground
- Bluebell Wood
- Bruce Castle Park
- Chapmans Green
- Chestnuts Park
- Coldfall Wood
- Downhills Park
- Down Lane Park
- Ducketts Common
- Fairland Park
- Finsbury Park
- Granville Road Spinney
- Hartington Park
- Lordship Recreation Ground
- Manchester Gardens
- Markfield Park
- Muswell Hill Playing Fields
- The Paddock
- Paignton Park
- Priory Park
- Railway Fields
- Russell Park
- Stanley Road Open Space
- Stationers Park
- Wood Green Common
- Woodside Park
Parkland walk follows the route of an abandoned railway.
Local Nature Reserves
Haringey Council maintains three local nature reserves.
- Parkland Walk (joint managed with Islington council[2]).
- Queen's Wood
- Railway Fields
Parks not maintained by Haringey Council
- Highgate Wood which is maintained by the Corporation of London.
- Tottenham Marshes which is maintained by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (which Haringey Council contributes to financially[3]).
- Alexandra Park which is maintained by Alexandra Palace.[1]
See also
References
- Haringey Council. "Green Flag Parks". Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- Islington Council. "Parkland Walk". Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. "Funding". Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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